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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1925
Page
2
Regular Correspondent reports social visits church and school news. Mrs Bolton and family travel to Cisco. Minnie Ruth born to Mr and Mrs Walter Chatman. Rain improves planting. sore eyes endemics affect students. many neighbors visit kin and attend Cotton Grove closing. Three H. agricultural boys place in Stephenville judging contest.
The Harmony column notes the school closing at Cotton Grove with boys attending and a Friday night party at Mr Rowe's. Local teams played Robersonville Hebron Comanche and Turkey Peak, winning all but the last. Community fishing resumed after rain, with gardens and fields to follow, plus multiple social events and visits among residents.
Neighbors report four inches of rain Sunday night and Tuesday improving fields. Farmers plan to sow gardens watermelons and main crops as ground dries. Mrs Millican widow of near Downing is buried at Zion Hill cemetery after funeral by Rev Milton.
An advertisement touts Herbine for indigestion claiming instant relief and quick passage of fermented food into the bowels. The sponsor is Paris Smith with a price of one.
April rains bring relief as voters favor a school tax increase by a wide margin. Local social activity includes a granddaughter birthday party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A T Ritchie. Visitors arrive from Comanche Tem ple Stag Creek and Colorado City while Sidney Cafe changes hands.
Elm Grove notes a rainy weekend appreciated by residents. Sunday school and church drew crowds while three weeks of school remain with a program planned for the final night. Mothers Day events on May 10 promise a dinner on the grounds. Locals Gorda Hurt and Thelma Hurt visited Mrs. Reed. Ruth King and Ruby Vineyard joined kin at Home. Jake Feilder visited Winters to see Joe Feilder, back from a missionary tour in China. Lydia Smith visits sister J. K. Bingham. Davie Hart and Tina Mankin attend near Soda Springs.
April rains cheer residents and the men tend field crops while women work the gardens. Rev. J. Y. Robertson kept his regular appointment at Sweetwater. Several residents visited Comanche. A Children’s Day is planned for Sweetwater on the third Sunday in May with all invited.
Fairview and surrounding towns share weekend visits with families from Brownwood Comanche Sidney and Gum Springs. Events include a school piano purchase a close of term program Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick and a two game slate at the school with Downing Fairview and Cotton Grove teams. Local gatherings feature music parties and a band concert at Comanche with regional attendees and visitors from Mt Pleasant.
The Suez area reports about an inch of rain. Local residents such as Miss Faye Frazier and relatives in De Leon, Cisco, and San Angelo are mentioned alongside several social visits. Elton Booth returns from San Angelo. fishing trips to the Colorado River are noted. An advertisement promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a worm remedy priced at 35 cents.
A small attendance at Sunday School and church, Rev. Clark of Comanche filled his regular appointment. The congregation welcomed mild warmth as farmers planned to plant crops. Mrs. F C Tinney is quite sick. Bill Tate and his children visited G R Tate’s family. Father Tate visited relatives in Comanche last week. Mrs Boldebuck and son Henry stayed with friends in Cotton Grove.
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